Knockdown cupboard and wardrobe.



J. H. HISGOCK.

KNOOKDOWN CUPBOARD AND WARDROBE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 190a.

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JOSEPH I-I. HISCOCK, 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

KNOCKDOWN CUPBOARD AND WARDROBE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 14, 1909.

Application filed May 21, 1908. Serial No. 434,013.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH H. HIsoooK, of Minneapolis, Hennepin county, Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knockdown Cupboards and lVardrobes, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a cupboard capable of being shipped in knock-down form and easily assembled and set up at its destination without the necessity of employing the services of a skilled mechanic.

A further object is to provide a knockdown cupboard that is of economical con struction and very durable.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following detailed description.

The invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure l is a front elevation of a knock-down cupboard embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the cupboard above one of the drawers. Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view through the rear portion of one of the drawers illustrating the manner of fitting the same into the cupboard. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken through the lower portion of the cupboard and lengthwise through one of the drawers. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view of the upper portion of a cupboard. Fig. 7 is a similar view illustrating the manner of securing the top of the side walls. Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view of the lower portion of the cupboard at one end thereof.

In the drawing, 2 represents the back of the cupboard having panels 3, and 41 the stiles between which and the rear wall, side walls 5 having panels corresponding to those in the rear wall are arranged, tongues 6 being provided on the vertical edges of the side walls to enter grooves 7 in the front and rear walls. The rear wall and the side walls are secured together at the angles between them by means of blocks 8 secured to the side walls at the top, bottom and middle of the cupboard, and having slots 9 therethrough to receive tongues 10 pivoted at 11 in recesses 12 in the rear wall, and having the blocks 8 locking wedges 14: are inserted and bearing on the blocks 8 draw the walls snugly together and hold them securely. The same construction is provided at the front except that in the middle of the cupboard the blocks 8 are omitted and the tongues mounted in the brackets 15 project through holes in the stiles 1 and are secured by the wedges bearing thereon (see Fig. 3). The top 16 of the cupboard has an ornamental cap 17 secured by screws 18 to the top, and the said top has holes 19 through which tongues pivoted in the front and rear walls extend and are locked by means of the wedges, as described. lVith this construction, the cupboard can be easily and quickly assembled, or set up without the use of numerous tools or the aid of a skilled mechanic. The drawers which I prefer to provide with this cupboard are arranged in a novel manner which I will now describe in detail. 20 is a plate mounted on the rear wall by means of a screw 21 and held in place when in use by a nail 22. The plate is pivoted at its upper end on the screw 21 and When the cupboard is assembled and the drawer put in place the plate is adjusted until the drawer is alined properly with the front of the cupboard and is then secured by the nail 22. This plate may be swung to a horizontal position when the cupboard is in knock-down form. It is provided with holes 28 to receive the rounded ends 24 of bars 25, one of which is arranged above the drawer 26 and the other below it. The forward end of the bars 25 are secured to blocks 25 and 25, see Fig. 5. A plate 27 is secured to the rear wall of the drawer and has its upper end projecting above the drawer and adapted to engage the upper bar 25 and limit the downward swinging of the drawer when it is pulled out. The lower end of the plate 27 has a recess 28 therein to receive the lower bar 25 which forms a guide for the drawer. A rail 29 is mounted on the front wall under the drawers and a shelf 30 is carried by the front wall above the drawers. Suitable doors 81 and 32 are hinged to the stiles 4 above and below the drawers.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a knock-down cupboard or wardrobe, the combination, with the rear wall, of a plate pivoted at its upper end thereon, forwardly projecting horizontal drawer guides carried by said plate, means supporting the laterally turned ends 13 between which and l forward ends of said guides, a drawer arranged to slide between said guides and i robe, the combination, with the rear wall, of

having means engaging the same, and means for securing the lower end of said plate when said drawer is alined with the front of the cupboard.

2. The combination, with a wall, of a Vertically arranged plate pivoted at one end thereon and free to move laterally at its opposite end, drawer guides carried by said plate, means supporting the forward ends of said guides, a drawer arranged to slide between said guides and having means engaging the same, and means for securing the free end of said plate when the desired alinement of the drawer has been obtained.

3. In a knock-down cupboard or warda plate pivoted at one end thereon, bars fitting within sockets in said plate and projecting forwardly therefrom, means supporting the forward ends of said bars, a drawer arranged to slide between said bars and having means engaging the same, and means for securing the free end of said plate when said drawer has been alined with the front of the cupboard.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of May 1908.

JOSEPH H. HISGOCK. Witnesses:

RICHARD PAUL, J. A. BYINGTON. 

